Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

Although the Bulls have the second-best record in the Eastern Conference, they are actually not much better than the Hawks, who are third in the Eastern Conference. They are only two games ahead.

There are only three teams in the Eastern Conference with 50+ wins this year.

A sudden rise, the Raptors came from behind and won 56 games.

Followed by the 52-win Bulls and the 50-win Hawks.

Looking at the Western Conference, even the Grizzlies, who are seventh in the Western Conference, have won 51 games.

The gap in strength between the east and the west is evident. The alliance pattern of the strong west and the weak east seems to have returned to ten years ago.

However, just when most fans of the Eastern Conference teams were still looking forward to whether the Bulls could continue to defend the honor of the Eastern Conference teams, the Bulls lost the first round of the playoffs with a 16-point defeat. A home ground.

"Duen has declined, Duen has aged!"

"The Chicago Bulls can't do without Stephen Curry!"

"The remaining Bulls are no longer dominant, the Bulls dynasty has come to an end!"

"The most promising year for a Western Conference team!"

"The great test of his career! How will Dune avoid the Black Seven incident?"

The team's second-in-command was injured and missed the playoffs. It is normal for the Bulls to lose a home game.

But it just so happens that the Bulls' boss is Du En, who has his own traffic.

After people inside and outside the league learned about the Bulls' defeat in G1 in the first round of the playoffs, they immediately turned their attention and started celebrating.

During the post-match interview, Du En did not feel angry when faced with the reporters' difficulties.

Because Du En knew that it was not impossible to win this series in the end.

It depends on whether the role players in the team can pass the baptism of the playoffs and further grow.

In fact, the Bulls lost in G1 because they gave some rookies too much playing time, and these rookies obviously haven't adapted to the atmosphere and intensity of the playoffs.

In G2, Mike Brown did not dare to train with great fanfare. Instead, he had to defend this second home court, and then use this victory to maintain the pride that the Bulls should have and the morale of the team.

As soon as the game started, Du En was on full fire, not conserving any energy.

Normally, Du En should let other teammates play first, and then take over the game himself if others fail.

However, Duen knows the importance of morale and knows that he should first build the belief in winning for other teammates.

As for whether this game will be very exciting? At the critical moment of the fourth quarter, do the Bulls need him to stand up and score strongly to stabilize their morale?

Du En felt that there was no need to be so pessimistic.

Perhaps, like in previous seasons, as long as he takes the lead in the charge, other teammates will break out one after another, and the key to determining the outcome of this game will stay in the first three quarters.

"Oh look to the sky, the all-powerful Dune is back!"

"No one can stop Durant from scoring. He is the most difficult player to defend in NBA history!"

"Dunn can defeat a team by himself, but his teammates need to do small things like defense and protecting rebounds!"

"Duane's aggressiveness and fighting spirit ignited his teammates, and everyone performed well tonight!"

"Can we still score? Is there any hope of scoring 20 points in a single quarter? With Duan's state tonight, is there any chance of breaking the playoff single-game scoring record?"

"Crazy, completely crazy, Du En's hand feels like it's on fire!"

The game lasted for more than 8 minutes in the first quarter. Duan took crazy shots as soon as he started. Until now, he has made 9 of 6 shots, 5 of 3 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 17 points alone.

The Pacers' defensive strategy was the same as in the last game, which was to cut off Duan's connection with other teammates.

However, in the last game, Duan waited until the second half before stepping up to take over the game and taking a lot of shots.

Tonight, starting from the first quarter, they basically attacked with the ball.

Occasionally, other teammates will run out of space and pass the ball.

It is also because Duen is so efficient, it is difficult for the Pacers players not to be attracted by Duen's offense, and it is difficult not to be shocked by Duen's fiery touch and aggressive offense.

In the playoffs, if there are problems with the game mentality and concentration of the vast majority of a team's players, then the team's performance on both offense and defense will easily have problems.

Duan's head-starting play not only led the Bulls to a considerable lead in the first quarter, but also made it difficult for the Pacers' players to adapt to the atmosphere and intensity of tonight's game.

Obviously, the Pacers' players are not the first to participate in the playoffs, but they just don't know how to deal with a powerful opponent of Duan's level.

In short, the Pacers were beaten by Duen alone!
Faced with this situation, Pacers coach Vogel just advised the players to cheer up and not focus on Duen all the time. Instead, they continued to play according to the tactics and cut off Duen's contact with other teammates. .

Normally, if they continue to do this, the Pacers do have a great hope of winning.

However, the Bulls players, stimulated by Duen's single-handedly crazy attack, started to defend more aggressively and tried their best to fight for rebounds.

Especially those fourth-year rookies who were suppressed in the second half of the regular season.

You know, once the Bulls lost to the Pacers in the first round of the playoffs, they were blacklisted by the Pacers.

When the time comes, Du En will not be the only one who will be placed on the pillar of shame.

Affected by Black Seven, the next contract they get will definitely be much smaller than previously expected.

For the sake of their future, and also for their money, Green, Middleton, Crowder, and Fournier worked hard after they came on the court.

The Pacers players suddenly encountered this situation and didn't know how to solve it.

"Why don't the Bulls send a rookie?"

"G1 is the intensity of the regular season, and G2 is the intensity of the finals? How can anyone play with this?"

"Referees, it's your turn! Why are the defensive standards completely different from G1?"

"Who is guarding the rebound? Why is no one blocked?"

"No one missed the three-pointer at a 45-degree angle, and the three-pointer from the bottom corner was also missed? Wasn't it man-to-man tonight? How could it be the same as a zone defense?"

Duan's outburst greatly damaged the overall morale of the Pacers, and the role players worked together to help the Bulls further open the score.

All we can say is that Du En did guess it right! As long as he shows off his power, other Bulls players will follow suit!

The Pacers players as a whole do not have much playoff experience. The only star with rich playoff experience is Paul George, who was actively traded by the Bulls.

George had always been teammates with Du En before, and had never faced the fear of Du En.

George looked at David West, a forward from the 03 Platinum Generation with Duen, who was put in the crosshairs of Duen.

In order to lead the Pacers to win, and also to prove himself to Duen, George also tried to personally defend Duen in the second half of the first quarter.

As a result, George was not heavy enough and had insufficient physical confrontation. He was beaten by Duan twice in a row. In the end, Duan had to be guarded by David West again.

No problem, if the Pacers want to win, George's scoring is still very important.

David West is already old and his peak has declined. Under Duane's defense, his efficiency is extremely low.

As the current leader of the Pacers, George must rely on his personal ability to make up for the scoring that others failed to make.

However, George played next to Duan before and still played less critical balls.

For the first time this season, he personally led a team to play in the playoffs. When encountering a strong defensive team like the Bulls, his magical attributes were exposed again.

After guarding Duan in the second half of the first quarter, George felt as if his head had been lowered. He was possessed by an unlucky man, shooting frequently and pulling to the end.

It is worth mentioning that as the game progressed, the other Pacers players gradually adapted to the Bulls' high-intensity defense, but George still put the iron on the line and seemed to have a posture of not stopping until he went undercover to lose.

Behind him was George Hill. In the third quarter when the Bulls were about to widen the point difference and kill the game, he scored two consecutive three-pointers to extend the life of the Pacers. This prevented the game from being completely ruined.

However, the next game in the fourth quarter was similar to the predicament the Bulls encountered in G1. Faced with a score difference of more than 20 points, the Pacers were determined to chase points, but in the end it was in vain.

89比104，公牛以15分的巨大优势，赢下首轮G2，将系列赛的比分扳回到了1比1。

Duan, who scored 43 points in the first three quarters and 45 points in the game, also received widespread praise from media reporters after the game.

Duen was not surprised by this. He just took advantage of the opportunity to be interviewed by the media after the game to praise his teammates for their efforts tonight.

“I was able to win tonight because my teammates worked so hard.

We played aggressively, we played passionately. We played to our strengths, we were good at defense and good at limiting our opponents' scoring.

However, we cannot be satisfied with this victory, we have already lost a home game.

We must work harder in the next games!

The Pacers are a strong team and we cannot take it lightly.

Of course, I believe we will win the series because I have a great group of teammates. "

Next, the Bulls players will switch to an away game, and winning away games is often much more difficult than at home.

In the absence of a regular season MVP-level helper like Curry, Dunn must rely on the strength of all role players on the team to win the next two away games.

At this time, it is necessary to fully demonstrate leadership.

As the saying goes, a kind word warms you for three winters, but a bad word hurts you for six months.

Green's words - before you came, we were already the championship. Directly destroyed the Warriors Dynasty!

James, who was declining from his peak, looked for thick eyebrows and said directly - this team is yours, and I will help you. Then I have peak healthy thick eyebrows.

Motivating teammates at the right time will definitely help win the game.

In order to prove his own strength, Kobe won the championship that belonged to him. After winning the Olympic gold medal, he put the gold medal in Gasol's closet to inspire Gasol.

In order to prove his strength and get the FMVP that belongs to him, Curry once pointed to the reporter the smiling Wiggins when he was interviewed on the sidelines after winning a game - look at this man!
Duane originally expected Curry to be the best second-in-command around him and help him complete some difficult tasks.

It's a pity that this season was unfavorable and he was injured halfway through the game.

Although there is not much pursuit of record this season, if you don't want to be hacked, you need to stimulate the potential of the remaining role players.

No, as soon as he arrived in Indianapolis, Duan used enough money, enough charisma, and enough leading temperament to teach Jokic and other first-year rookies a lesson.

"Is there such a good thing?"

"If I told you earlier, I could have lost twenty more pounds!"

"Boss, we will not let you down!"

Du En put down a box of beautiful knives before the dinner party, and left as soon as he finished pretending to be cool. The first-year rookies who had never seen the world immediately started crying and howling.

Only Green and others were not surprised. After finishing their meal, they took their portion and left.

Of course, even Hibbert, who knew about this, looked a little surprised when he saw the weight in his hand.

"It's not surprising, that's not surprising. No wonder Du En can win so many championships!"

As for Fournier and Aaron Gordon, who have not yet participated in the playoffs, their expressions at this moment are also very exciting.

To be honest, the amount of extra money is not that big. Who here needs this little money?

However, it was indeed quite shocking to see a box of green banknotes dumped on the table.

With this shocking operation, the Bulls' role players naturally have more passion and motivation.

"Coach, I want to play basketball!"

The first-round G3 match between the Bulls and the Pacers began. The Bulls bench players were very motivated and wanted to get more playing time and perform more in front of Duan.

However, tonight's situation is very different from the previous two games.

Not to mention that George has already adjusted well and showed his sharpshooter instincts from the moment he came up. The other core players of the Pacers also stepped forward one after another and hit key goals one after another.

No matter how hard the Bulls try and lead the score, the Pacers seem to have a kind of magic that can lead the score back.

Especially in the second half, the home whistle came into play and the situation became increasingly unfavorable to the Bulls. This made the Bulls players sweat profusely.

By the end of the third quarter, the Pacers took advantage of their home court advantage and had opened the point difference to 11 points.

Fortunately, Bo Yang worked hard and hit a chasing three-pointer, helping the Bulls narrow the point difference to less than 10 points.

However, on the last goal of the third quarter, the Pacers still scored a two-pointer at the buzzer, and the point difference came to just 10 points.

Before the start of the fourth quarter, trailing by double digits, the pressure on the Bulls to win must be considerable.

Fortunately, after the fourth quarter started, Middleton took the lead to stand up.

Although he was not playing the Celtics, Middleton also combined sudden shots and scored 8 points in a row, leading the Bulls to launch a wave of desperate counterattacks and defeating the Pacers.

The Pacers had no choice but to replace George in advance, and Duane did not stay on the bench for long and returned to the court to deal with the Pacers' possible counterattack.

The score rose staggered, and the Bulls once achieved a 3-point lead.

However, the Pacers were able to reach seventh place in the Eastern Conference with two tricks, and quickly overtook the score.

At the end of this game, Du En really felt the powerlessness of being unable to do anything but having enough energy.

Fortunately, the Pacers made consecutive fatal mistakes at critical moments.

In the last 2 minutes, a pass went out of bounds. Once George broke through, Green cut the ball off in single defense, and then converted.

Relying on the team's overall defense, the Bulls not only controlled the ball in the last 30 seconds, but also took a 2-point lead.

Mike Brown, reminded by Tyronn Lue, also replaced Jokic in advance, who can shoot free throws.

The Pacers did not dare to use foul tactics to get the ball back, and could only sit back and watch Duan take charge of the ball.

Duan suppressed the time attack and waited until there were 7 seconds left in the game before shooting from the three-point line to the mid-range. Then without waiting to reach the basket, he took off from the free throw line and shot a fadeaway jumper without hesitation.

Prior to this, although Duan had scored 26 points in the game, he made 3 of 3 shots in the last 1 shots.

Affected by his lack of physical strength and declining touch, it may not be a wise move for Duen to rely on his personal ability to take over the offensive ball at this time.

However, Duen did not pass the ball to his teammates and chose to score the ball alone.

When he lowered the time limit to shoot, Duan still shot the shot with the same confidence as in previous years!
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The basketball draws a beautiful arc in the air until it hits the net!
Duan's honed shooting muscle memory helped this offense achieve satisfactory results.

106 to 102, in the last 4.6 seconds, the Bulls took a 4-point lead! Duan's goal basically killed the game!

Many Pacers fans at the scene stood up from their seats after seeing the ball scored.

Instead of cheering enthusiastically for Du En, he turned and left silently.

Because they knew very well that if Duen made such a shot, the game would be over soon! The series is about to end!
Duang——

After the timeout, the Pacers served from the front court and shot a three-pointer, but it ended in a blackout.

The Bulls protected the rebounds, and when time ran out, they finally won G3 and took the lead in the series.

The victory of two consecutive games has fully demonstrated Duan's ability to lead the team.

He scored 45 points in a single game to lead the team to a victory over the opponent and restore the team's morale. In another game, he also scored 28 points and contributed a key goal that determined the outcome of the game.

Is it difficult for a single-core team to win? But when the team lost the first game and their morale was low, Du En stepped up to lead the team and won two games in a row.

But just when the Bulls should be pursuing the victory, the league intervened.

In G4, the Pacers relied on the help of the whistle to take a 3-point lead. They luckily defeated the Bulls and won G4, bringing the series score back to 2-2.

However, the Bulls players knew what it was like to lose this game, so they did not get depressed because of it.

On the contrary, they were suffocated because of the unfair treatment they encountered, and then released it even more violently after returning to the home court.

Next, the Bulls' three armies played, role players stepped forward one after another, showed full aggression at home, and were in hot offensive form.

It was also by winning the G5 Tianwangshan battle at home that the Bulls' morale was greatly boosted and they became more courageous as they fought.

After returning to Indianapolis, the Bulls players continued their fighting spirit in G5 and once again won G6.

4 to 2. Although there were some bumps in the process, the Bulls still defended the honor of the defending champion and were not defeated by the Pacers.

After the baptism of these six games, the overall strength of the Bulls role players has undoubtedly made further progress! (End of chapter)